HB 2391 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 15-393 to allow students in grade 9 to be included in joint technical education district (JTED) student count and average daily membership, changing the previous restriction that excluded grades K-9.

• Permits grade 9 students to be funded with monies generated by the five cent qualifying tax rate authorized for JTEDs, enabling them to participate in career and technical education courses.

• Appropriates $30,000,000 from the state general fund to the superintendent of public instruction in fiscal year 2017-2018 for joint technical education districts.

• Makes technical clarifications to JTED governance, including provisions on intergovernmental agreements, satellite campus programs, and funding calculations for students enrolled in multiple districts.